Definition of "porcelain" []

• A hard, white, translucent ceramic made by firing a pure clay and then glazing it with variously colored fusible materials; china. (noun)
• An object made of this substance. (noun)

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• "The term porcelain, which is applied to it on the continent of"
• "You see that much of what we call porcelain is not porcelain at all when you judge it by this strict standard."
• "The bust is hand-painted, cold-cast in porcelain, measures approximately 6” high x 5” wide x 3” deep and is packaged in a 4-color box."